(a) From 1994, includes Christmas and Cocos Islands.(b) From 1997, figures are projections.

Reference periods: Population composition figures are at 30 June.

POPULATION GROWTH

Units

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994(a)

1995

1996

1997

1998p

Population growth

'000

268.3

282.3

250.7

218.9

210.6

172.4

187.6

217.0

239.0

r213.4

226.8

Births

'000

r246.2

r250.2

r257.5

r261.2

259.2

260.0

258.3

258.2

250.4

r253.7

249.2

Deaths

'000

r120.5

r118.8

r125.1

r119.6

120.8

121.3

123.5

126.2

126.4

r127.3

128.6

Natural increase

'000

r125.7

r131.4

r132.4

r141.6

138.4

138.6

134.8

132.0

124.0

r126.4

120.6

Net overseas migration

'000

149.3

157.4

124.6

86.4

68.6

30.0

46.5

80.1

104.1

r87.1

106.2

Population growth rate

%

r1.62

r1.68

r1.47

r1.27

r1.20

0.99

1.06

1.22

1.32

1.21

1.22

Net overseas migration to total growth

%

55.7

55.8

49.7

39.5

32.6

17.4

24.8

36.9

43.6

40.8

46.8

(a) From 1994, includes Christmas and Cocos Islands.

Reference periods: Growth figures are for the year ended 30 June.

MIGRATION

Units

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994(a)

1995

1996

1997

1998

Total settler arrivals(c)

'000

143.5

145.3

121.2

121.7

107.4

76.3

69.8

87.4

99.1

85.8

77.3

Skilled settler arrivals

%

24.1

30.0

35.3

39.8

37.6

29.0

18.3

23.1

20.2

23.0

33.6

Family settler arrivals

%

48.5

41.0

41.2

44.3

45.3

42.1

48.1

42.4

46.9

42.6

27.3

Humanitarian settler arrivals

%

7.7

7.5

9.9

6.4

6.7

14.3

16.3

15.6

13.9

11.5

11.4

(a) From 1994, includes Christmas and Cocos Islands.(c) Total settler arrivals includes special eligibility and non-program migration, in addition to family, skilled and humanitarian migration.Reference periods: Migration figures are for the year ended 30 June.

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